Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-21
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G. 5. Kingsley, formerly of the Bur-
lington Clipper, is editing the Rutland
Telegram.
Col. u. NJ. Mansur of Brighton, who
lost an arm in the war, has had his pen
sion increased.
Carpenter, Collins & Co.'S saw mill at
Rochester was burned on Thursday
night, the 18th inst. Loss $1,000; insur-
ance $500.
Mcclure Bros, Rutland dealers in pi-
amos and musical merchandise, have fail
ed. No statement of assets or liabilities
is made public.
The Champlain Poultry association
have decided to hold their annual exhibit
ton at city hall, Burlington, during the
carnival week.
Salmon Winchester of Springfield, 60
years old, was instantly killed, the other
day. by the overturning of a load of logs
upon which he was riding.
G.. +. Caflin of Brooktield, while help
ing to clean gun at East Brantree, the
other day, was shot in the bowels and
will probably not recover.
Watson, the l3-years-old son of Repre-
sentative A. d. Morse of Barre, dsap-
peeared from his home about a week ago,
and has not been heard from since.
G.. Durieux of st. Johnsbury has been
offered $4,000 for the right to use his
recently invented automatic weighing
machine, which is less complicated than
the old affair.
The new Peoples Trust company of
st. Adams, of which eX-Gov. j. Gregory
Smith is president, began business Mon
day. The capital stock is $4,000. John
Branch has been elected treasurer.
The iron bridge connecting South Hero
with Burlington will be built in one span,
2l4 feet long, on the parabOlic truss sys-
tenn, and when completed will be the
longest span Of iron highway bridge in
the State.
W. f. Dian, the Wheclock Frenchman
accused of numbering two or three of his
own children while infants, has been dis
charged at the preliminary examination
for these crimes, but was rearrested for
adultery.
Frederick Billings of Woodstock has
given $1,000 to the fund for Mrs. John A.
Logan and $1,000 to the Union theological
seminary to endow a new scholarship.
MIR. Billings and his family will spend the
winter in southern California.
Rutland county has AS veterans who
receive monthly pensions amounting to
1918, l55 widows, minors and depend
ents who receive Sl9G4, two survivors of
the war of 1872 and II widows with 1886,
aggregating $50 pensioners and S59O5.
The Waldo Marble company of Fair
Haven has bought an onyx quarry in
California. The stone will be brought
east from the quarry and finished in Fair
Haven. The stone is valued at so Gu
cic foot, and "a ship load of 80 tons is
en- route, ria Cape Horn.
| Williamstown is considerably excited
about the prospect of Il railroad, the Cen
trail Vermont authorities having promis-
ed to extend the Barre branch to Williams
town village if the latter town will pledge
them 100000. \ town meeting is called
to see if the town will bond for that
amount
\ misplaced switch Oh the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad at Barre June
ton dumped two cars down II bank Mon
Farnsworth of Groton was badly injured
1t is feared that her back is broken.
Other passengers were shaken up but
not badly hurt.
DIR. George W. Bromley of Richmond
died at his residence in that place, recent
", aged Is years. He was well-known
throughout the State in professional cir
ces and had great many friends. He
was very successful as Il physician and
had an excellent standing in the COM
munity. lie had twice represented Hunt
ington in the legislature.
c. b. Galusha of Cape Giradeau, Mo-,
says current item, has Il pair of linen
sheets that have been in use for eighty
years. They were made from flax grown
on the farm of his grandfather, Jacob
Galusha, and manufactured by him and
used by him in 1909 when he was first
governor of Vermont. They look AS if
they would last for another century.
The Burlington Independent says there
is no foundation for the statement that
the Saxton forgery case is practically
ended by Jennie Saxton procuring bail,
and says that the case must ultimately be
tried by jury. The prosecuting officer,
the counsel for the respondent, and the
man who went bail for Miss Saxton all
disclaim the idea of the case being drop
ped.